Recipe: Tasty Crispy Vegetarian Orange "Chicken"

Crispy Vegetarian Orange "Chicken". Crispy Orange Chicken. with jasmine rice and broccoli. You know the old saying: Give a man a carton of crispy orange chicken, he eats for one night (and feels hungry an hour later), teach a man how to make crispy orange chicken, he orders Home Chef forever. We enjoy these tangy Asian-inspired nuggets so many ways—over noodles or rice, in sandwiches, even on top of lettuce and cabbage.

Every time you see those FoodPorn-style Chinese takeout pictures that have crispy chicken bites with shiny sauce, you get excited and decide to try a. Vegetarian Panda Express cauliflower orange chicken copycat! Battered cauliflower tossed with the best orange sauce! You can cook Crispy Vegetarian Orange "Chicken" using 20 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Crispy Vegetarian Orange "Chicken"

1. It's of orange glaze.
2. It's 2 tsp of white miso paste.
3. It's 1/2 cup of warm water.
4. It's 1/3 cup of orange juice (freshly squeezed).
5. Prepare 4 tbsp of sugar.
6. Prepare 2 tbsp of soy sauce.
7. You need 2 tbsp of white vinegar.
8. It's 1 clove of garlic (finely minced).
9. Prepare 1 tsp of ginger (finely minced, grated or paste).
10. It's 1/2 tsp of crushed red pepper flakes.
11. It's 1 tbsp of cornstarch.
12. Prepare 3 tbsp of water.
13. You need 1 tbsp of sesame oil.
14. It's 1 tbsp of lemon juice (optional).
15. You need of breaded "chicken" (seitan).
16. You need 1 lb of seitan (sliced, bite sized pieces).
17. You need 2 large of eggs (whisked well).
18. Prepare 1/2 tsp of salt.
19. It's 1 cup of cornstarch.
20. You need 2 cup of vegetable oil (or more for frying).

Crispy orange chicken in a sweet, sticky sauce made with ginger, garlic and fresh orange juice is the better-than-takeout dinner your family will love. The corn starch adds extra crispiness once fried. This Crispy Baked Orange Tofu is reminiscent of the popular Chinese dish. This magical orange tofu recipe reminds me so much of my pre-vegan Panda Express orange chicken days!

Crispy Vegetarian Orange "Chicken" instructions

1. Mix miso paste with warm water until completely dissolved. Add the orange juice, sugar, soy sauce and vinegar. Mix well..
2. Heat the sesame oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic, ginger and crushed red pepper. Sauté until fragrant. Be careful! It'll brown quickly!.
3. Add the orange juice & miso mixture to the saucepan. Mix well and bring to a simmer..
4. While bringing sauce to a simmer, mix together 1 tbsp cornstarch with 3 tbsp cool water to form a thin mixture. Whisk the cornstarch mixture into the sauce. Simmer until thickened. Cover and set sauce to the side..
5. Beat salt and eggs together. Take a few pieces of seitan and dip into the whisked eggs, then dredge in cornstarch. Make sure all of the pieces are coated well. Complete the dredging process on the rest of the seitan..
6. Heat oil in a dutch oven or large frying pan. Test the hot oil by dropping in a small piece of the seitan. Once the ideal temperature is reached, fry in batches. The size of your batches will depend on the size of your frying pan (I do two using my large dutch oven). Fry until golden brown; 1-2 minutes per side. Place fried seitan on paper towels to drain excess oil..
7. Once all the seitan has been fried and drained, place in a large bowl. Drizzle the warm orange glaze over the seitan and toss well. Serve over rice and garnish with fresh scallions..

The sauce is to die for, and the tofu is baked to crispy perfection instead of being fried. Chinese Orange Chicken made at home is way better than take-out. Crispy fried chicken with a sweet and tangy orange sauce. The ultimate Chinese Orange Chicken Recipe which is way better than take-out. My kids are always begging me to take them to grab Chinese food.